12:25 Huntingdon

Thursday 2 January 2025

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Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 3m 49.15s

1^st

Vanderpoel

611-8

3/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Prominent, led going well before 2 out, clear last, ran on well flat op 7/2

2^nd

George's Lad

511-8

11/5f

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Harry Cobden

Chased leader on inside, ridden and outpaced home turn, stayed on well from last, never on terms op 9/4 tchd 2/1 and tchd 5/2

3^rd

1 ¼

Rubber Ball

511-8

11/1

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Led, ridden and headed before 2 out, kept on from last op 14/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

Baseline

711-8

6/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan

Mid-division on inside, pulled hard throughout, pushed along and outpaced home turn, no extra when not fluent last op 11/2 tchd 5/1

5^th

6 ½

Serious Challenge

511-8

9/2

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Mid-division on outside, keen early, pushed along and weakened 3 out op 7/2

6^th

Educator

611-8

33/1

T: Miss H C KnightJ: Brendan Powell

Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, late headway from last op 25/1 tchd 40/1

7^th

2 ½

Theatre Tom

611-8

14/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Rear of mid-division, pushed along off pace from 5th, plugged on from 2 out op 11/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

4 ¾

Classical Sting

511-8

200/1

T: L MorganJ: Adam Wedge

Rear of mid-division, behind and struggling 5th, never a factor op 150/1

9^th

Foreseen

410-9

100/1

T: A WestJ: Lee Edwards

Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression from 5th op 80/1 tchd 66/1

10^th

Malfoy Manor

611-8

18/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 5h tchd 16/1

11^th

Viva Valentina

711-1

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Always towards rear, never involved op 18/1 tchd 22/1

12^th

Hestina Hill

511-8

150/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Kielan Woods

Rear of mid-division, mistake 2nd, not fluent 4th, behind and struggling 5th, tailed off op 80/1

13^th

Voleur De Terres

711-1

250/1

T: Miss C DysonJ: David Noonan

Held up towards rear, struggling from 4th, tailed off op 200/1 tchd 300/1

Also Ran

Tillaway

611-1

66/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Liam Harrison

In rear, fell 2nd op 40/1 tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

Sharp Distinction¹⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: Miss A Murphy J: Non Runner

Another Pearl²⁹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: G Nicholls J: James Bowen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.40, £1.30, £3.20EX:£9.50Trifecta:£66.60SF:£10.12Swingers:£2.20, £7.00, £5.50

Forecasts

George's Lad (11/5), Vanderpoel (3/1), Serious Challenge (9/2), Baseline (6/1), Rubber Ball (11/1), Theatre Tom (14/1), Malfoy Manor (18/1), Viva Valentina (20/1), Sharp Distinction (20/1), Educator (33/1), Another Pearl (33/1), Tillaway (66/1), Foreseen (100/1), Hestina Hill (150/1), Classical Sting (200/1), Voleur De Terres (250/1)

SERIOUS CHALLENGE's Flat form is well above average and he's joined a shrewd stable, so he's worth a chance to make a winning start at the possible expense of Vanderpoel, a notable recruit from points. Baseline is the pick of those with hurdling experience.